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Just sharing my sob story. Exactly one week ago my double deep 200 gallon sprung a leak. Big one.
Fortunately my wife was home to notice and I was able to recruit the help of my LFS while I was at work to help empty the tank post haste and set up a 100 gallon temporary tub in my garage.
Now things get... Ugh. Ugly. I mistakenly left the power heads off to the makeshift tub tank the next night and lost 90% of my fish overnight.
I’m heartbroken. But fortunately I had already planned to upgrade and my custom 8ft 475 gallon tank from C2C is already built and ships next week.
But looks like I’ll be (mostly) starting over. Plenty of corals made it but as far as fish - only 2 clownfish, 2 wrasse (leopard and melanurus) and a yellow watchman goby survived. I’m mostly saddened by the loss of my hippo and purple tangs, blotched anthia and copperband butterfly (who would eat from my hand).
Give me your best ideas for my restart fish family. TIA.
Fortunately my wife was home to notice and I was able to recruit the help of my LFS while I was at work to help empty the tank post haste and set up a 100 gallon temporary tub in my garage.
Now things get... Ugh. Ugly. I mistakenly left the power heads off to the makeshift tub tank the next night and lost 90% of my fish overnight.
I’m heartbroken. But fortunately I had already planned to upgrade and my custom 8ft 475 gallon tank from C2C is already built and ships next week.
But looks like I’ll be (mostly) starting over. Plenty of corals made it but as far as fish - only 2 clownfish, 2 wrasse (leopard and melanurus) and a yellow watchman goby survived. I’m mostly saddened by the loss of my hippo and purple tangs, blotched anthia and copperband butterfly (who would eat from my hand).
Give me your best ideas for my restart fish family. TIA.
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